Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailfirst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tail-first
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the tail in front.

Example Sentences

"This change occurs during the first stage of parturition, and the orientation changes where 60–70 percent of the puppies are born headfirst. Changes in orientation leave about 30–40 percent are ^([sic]) born tailfirst."

Etymology

From tail + first.

Antonyms

headfirst

Questions

What does tailfirst mean?: With the tail in front.
Where does tailfirst come from?: From tail + first.

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